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| YTD | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | Total* |
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| Lakonishok | 8.4 | 7.5 | -0.6 | 32.7 | 53.5 | -23.7 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 31.2 | 39.9 | -5.2 | -3.5 | 36.7 | 14.8 | 7.3 | 13.7 | Value With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Shaughnessy: Small Cap Growth & Value | 7.4 | 30.3 | -0.3 | 26.1 | -3.3 | -32.4 | 29.6 | 36.2 | 19.1 | 26.8 | 107.5 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 21.1 | 33.6 | 18.1 | Value With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Shaughnessy: Growth Market Leaders | 5.8 | 15.8 | -1.2 | 15.7 | 12.6 | -44.5 | 15.5 | 9.6 | 18.9 | 6.7 | 26.2 | -8.9 | 5.7 | -9.0 | 16.8 | 35.3 | 5.7 | Value With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Shaughnessy: Growth | 10.8 | 28.8 | -7.5 | 21.3 | 22.4 | -38.2 | 12.6 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 45.1 | 90.3 | 10.1 | 19.2 | 11.5 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 16.0 | Value With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Shaughnessy: All Cap | 4.9 | 12.4 | -5.0 | 29.4 | 23.3 | -40.9 | 12.5 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 47.4 | 28.7 | -11.8 | 63.7 | 6.3 | -15.3 | 18.2 | 11.2 | Value With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Shaughnessy: Tiny Titans | 9.4 | 20.0 | -22.9 | 21.1 | 71.1 | -56.4 | 2.2 | 35.2 | 7.5 | 45.8 | 154.8 | 51.9 | 84.1 | -6.6 | 53.8 | 38.1 | 23.8 | Value With Price Momentum | |||
| Graham--Enterprising Investor | -4.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 43.5 | 48.5 | -40.7 | 28.1 | 72.3 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 25.9 | 43.5 | 55.3 | 24.2 | -5.0 | -7.3 | 18.0 | Value | |||
| Magic Formula | 8.4 | 7.9 | -30.6 | 26.6 | 97.0 | -36.3 | -5.6 | 27.9 | -9.2 | 6.5 | 66.6 | 6.3 | 76.1 | 1.0 | 9.3 | -9.9 | 10.1 | Value | |||
| O'Shaughnessy: Value | 7.1 | 20.3 | -11.2 | 7.4 | 31.5 | -49.1 | -4.2 | 24.4 | 2.2 | 20.2 | 47.2 | -12.1 | 10.6 | 22.3 | -3.9 | 7.2 | 4.8 | Value | |||
| Fundamental Rule of Thumb | 12.1 | -6.9 | -35.2 | 17.7 | 92.1 | -41.5 | 4.1 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 49.6 | 83.3 | 4.7 | 42.3 | 28.7 | 11.7 | -9.4 | 12.6 | Value | |||
| Piotroski: High F-Score | 46.4 | 91.7 | -36.4 | 138.8 | 34.6 | -35.3 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 131.6 | 7.6 | 76.3 | -2.8 | 35.8 | 7.5 | 25.9 | Value | |||
| Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | 6.9 | 1.1 | -7.0 | 39.2 | 147.2 | -41.5 | -21.2 | 26.6 | 10.6 | 30.9 | 61.7 | 13.6 | 63.8 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 17.1 | Value | |||
| Graham--Enterprising Investor Revised | 7.0 | -4.9 | -4.1 | 32.9 | 168.4 | -22.6 | 29.4 | 34.5 | 48.2 | 10.2 | 50.1 | 2.2 | 65.8 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 22.2 | Value | |||
| Schloss | 2.8 | 13.1 | -35.1 | 12.5 | 57.5 | -23.1 | -8.1 | 30.1 | 20.0 | -26.6 | 140.7 | -0.1 | 20.5 | 14.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 11.1 | Value | |||
| Weiss Blue Chip Div Yield | 5.9 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 26.9 | 27.9 | -26.2 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 48.9 | -14.1 | 25.6 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 10.5 | Value | |||
| Graham--Defensive Investor (Utility) | 7.2 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 7.9 | -18.4 | 1.8 | 29.4 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 16.6 | -15.9 | 5.2 | 51.4 | -8.4 | 14.6 | 7.5 | Value | |||
| Dogs of the Dow: Low Priced 5 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 17.3 | -7.7 | -58.7 | -2.7 | 34.9 | -11.8 | 6.1 | 17.6 | -6.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | -2.0 | 24.6 | 0.4 | Value | |||
| Dogs of the Dow | 8.1 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 8.1 | -45.4 | -1.8 | 26.8 | -9.8 | -1.3 | 20.4 | -9.8 | -1.2 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 1.4 | Value | |||
| Cash Rich Firms | 6.3 | 10.5 | -32.8 | 14.4 | 56.9 | -38.0 | 7.7 | 17.2 | -2.5 | 18.6 | 64.0 | -9.4 | 20.1 | 40.5 | 37.1 | -3.8 | 9.6 | Value | |||
| Graham--Defensive Investor (Non-Utility) | 3.6 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 31.4 | 57.9 | -32.0 | 20.6 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 11.7 | 32.7 | 3.1 | 61.5 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 17.0 | Value | |||
| Insider Net Purchases | 11.5 | 11.5 | -31.4 | 7.4 | 59.0 | -51.7 | -10.9 | 4.8 | -14.6 | 33.5 | 86.8 | -20.9 | 21.8 | -38.3 | 7.5 | nmf | -1.6 | Specialty | |||
| S&P 500 Growth (TR) | 5.4 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 15.0 | 31.6 | -33.9 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 27.1 | -28.1 | -16.1 | -19.1 | 37.4 | 38.2 | 4.1 | Indexes | |||
| Dow Jones 30 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 18.8 | -33.8 | 6.4 | 16.3 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 25.3 | -16.8 | -7.1 | -6.2 | 25.2 | 16.1 | 3.4 | Indexes | |||
| S&P SmallCap 600 Value (TR) | 7.2 | 17.8 | -1.2 | 24.7 | 20.6 | -28.9 | -5.5 | 19.6 | 8.5 | 21.1 | 39.2 | -12.9 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 4.9 | -2.6 | 7.3 | Indexes | |||
| S&P SmallCap 600 Growth (TR) | 7.3 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 28.0 | 30.7 | -32.2 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 24.3 | 38.5 | -16.6 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 19.7 | -0.1 | 8.0 | Indexes | |||
| S&P SmallCap 600 | 7.1 | 14.8 | -0.2 | 25.0 | 23.8 | -32.0 | -1.2 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 21.4 | 37.8 | -15.3 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 11.5 | -2.1 | 6.6 | Indexes | |||
| S&P MidCap 400 Value (TR) | 9.2 | 20.1 | -2.4 | 22.8 | 33.7 | -33.4 | 2.7 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 33.8 | -9.4 | 1.4 | 19.5 | -2.6 | 3.7 | 7.2 | Indexes | |||
| S&P MidCap 400 Growth (TR) | 7.4 | 15.8 | -0.9 | 30.6 | 38.1 | -36.9 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 37.6 | -19.7 | -2.6 | 15.8 | 36.1 | 37.2 | 10.9 | Indexes | |||
| S&P 500 Value (TR) | 7.9 | 17.7 | -0.5 | 15.1 | 21.2 | -38.5 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 30.4 | -16.6 | -8.2 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 18.9 | 4.1 | Indexes | |||
| S&P 500 | 6.2 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 23.5 | -38.5 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 26.4 | -23.4 | -13.0 | -10.1 | 19.5 | 26.7 | 2.6 | Indexes | |||
| NASDAQ 100 | 2.9 | 16.8 | 2.7 | 19.2 | 53.5 | -41.9 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 49.1 | -37.6 | -32.7 | -36.8 | 102.0 | 85.5 | 6.7 | Indexes | |||
| All Exchange-Listed Stocks | 7.6 | 14.8 | -12.3 | 26.2 | 65.8 | -46.3 | -4.5 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 22.8 | 81.1 | -13.3 | 21.2 | -14.2 | 35.1 | 5.9 | 9.2 | Indexes | |||
| S&P MidCap 400 | 8.1 | 16.1 | -3.1 | 24.9 | 35.0 | -37.3 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 34.0 | -15.4 | -1.6 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 7.7 | Indexes | |||
| Oberweis Octagon | 17.7 | 32.6 | -14.7 | 78.4 | 2.1 | -56.8 | 29.1 | 24.0 | 4.1 | 42.3 | 67.8 | -17.5 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 33.4 | 15.6 | 13.0 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| ADR Screen | -4.1 | 1.4 | -25.9 | 18.8 | 53.2 | -58.7 | 25.3 | 44.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 82.3 | -4.4 | -5.3 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| MAGNET Complex | 0.0 | -19.6 | 6.9 | -20.4 | -31.1 | -33.7 | 40.2 | -28.6 | 26.2 | 18.6 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 110.6 | 3.1 | 318.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| Muhlenkamp | -2.1 | -3.0 | -45.9 | 2.7 | 45.2 | -24.5 | -20.8 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 31.0 | 41.2 | 5.9 | 43.5 | 22.2 | 12.8 | -6.6 | 5.1 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| Stock Market Winners | 9.6 | 13.6 | 21.2 | 124.6 | -9.0 | -34.7 | 13.0 | -5.5 | 25.9 | 9.6 | 131.5 | 32.1 | 41.6 | 27.6 | 21.7 | -12.0 | 20.1 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| Value on the Move--PEG With Est Growth | 8.0 | 9.0 | -0.3 | 29.7 | 24.2 | -37.2 | 29.5 | 18.3 | 23.1 | 54.1 | 87.0 | 7.9 | 34.8 | 22.9 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 17.9 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| Value on the Move--PEG With Hist Growth | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 31.7 | 23.9 | -38.3 | 20.7 | 9.1 | 17.2 | 32.5 | 50.1 | 12.1 | 22.4 | 19.4 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 13.0 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| MAGNET Simple | 9.9 | -12.4 | 19.5 | 56.1 | 339.5 | -70.2 | -17.0 | 72.1 | 58.1 | 38.1 | 62.1 | -6.7 | -21.7 | -26.7 | 168.1 | 25.1 | 21.6 | Growth & Value With Price Momentum | |||
| Buffettology: EPS Growth | 5.7 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 20.5 | 57.5 | -36.9 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 32.8 | -10.9 | 25.7 | 5.9 | 17.7 | 4.0 | 9.8 | Growth & Value | |||
| Foolish Small Cap 8 Revised | 0.4 | 41.8 | -49.2 | 15.4 | 161.0 | -60.6 | 13.5 | 44.6 | 15.3 | -3.9 | 67.8 | 22.2 | 29.5 | 51.5 | 36.5 | 12.4 | 16.1 | Growth & Value | |||
| Buffett: Hagstrom | 6.1 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 27.7 | 30.0 | -25.8 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 27.6 | 35.2 | -8.7 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 31.4 | 27.5 | 13.9 | Growth & Value | |||
| Kirkpatrick Bargain | 6.3 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 22.2 | -25.3 | 44.2 | 25.2 | 29.1 | 33.4 | 14.6 | -18.4 | -5.3 | 22.6 | -15.8 | nmf | 8.4 | Growth & Value | |||
| Zweig | 2.7 | 6.4 | -18.3 | 12.8 | -13.3 | -33.9 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 27.8 | 49.5 | 88.8 | 16.9 | 57.9 | 46.2 | 17.1 | 54.5 | 19.1 | Growth & Value | |||
| Wanger (Revised) | 8.0 | 23.5 | -5.2 | 12.5 | 24.7 | -36.3 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 22.5 | 53.2 | -13.1 | 21.1 | -2.8 | 3.2 | -2.4 | 7.8 | Growth & Value | |||
| Templeton | 3.3 | 31.0 | 3.2 | 22.4 | 54.7 | -36.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 22.2 | 46.8 | -32.6 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 9.9 | Growth & Value | |||
| T. Rowe Price | 0.0 | -15.0 | 117.4 | 11.9 | 40.1 | -47.8 | -7.1 | -11.3 | 23.1 | 44.9 | 39.2 | -15.1 | 8.4 | 35.2 | -4.5 | 1.8 | 9.1 | Growth & Value | |||
| Rule #1 Investing | 4.9 | 11.3 | -1.0 | 40.0 | 99.8 | -43.2 | -11.7 | 2.5 | -6.7 | 13.5 | 48.0 | -29.4 | 38.0 | 15.0 | 41.4 | 7.9 | 10.0 | Growth & Value | |||
| Price-to-Sales | 6.3 | 11.3 | -2.6 | 29.6 | 47.1 | -38.5 | 2.4 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 11.1 | 69.8 | 1.3 | 43.3 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 13.2 | 14.9 | Growth & Value | |||
| Neff | 2.8 | 15.0 | -4.2 | 35.0 | 52.5 | -33.6 | -13.9 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 29.5 | 85.1 | 15.0 | 65.2 | 37.3 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 18.3 | Growth & Value | |||
| Murphy Technology | 4.5 | 42.3 | -29.8 | 40.0 | 28.8 | -49.7 | -15.8 | -1.9 | 34.1 | 107.9 | -33.7 | -79.6 | 26.7 | -52.1 | 139.7 | 29.7 | -4.1 | Growth & Value | |||
| Dreman | 4.1 | 20.6 | -11.7 | 22.7 | 37.2 | -34.9 | -17.5 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 24.2 | 37.7 | 8.3 | 26.4 | 38.0 | -3.0 | -1.5 | 10.0 | Growth & Value | |||
| Kirkpatrick Value | 10.2 | 19.4 | -15.1 | -25.5 | -8.9 | -3.7 | 77.8 | 18.5 | 88.2 | 16.6 | 45.6 | -36.3 | 40.8 | 63.9 | -24.4 | nmf | 11.1 | Growth & Value | |||
| Buffettology: Sustainable Growth | 5.6 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 18.4 | 68.0 | -28.9 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 37.6 | -11.9 | 29.7 | 3.3 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 10.4 | Growth & Value | |||
| Fisher (Philip) | 16.2 | -0.6 | -50.9 | 9.2 | 107.9 | -43.1 | 8.2 | -1.2 | -11.7 | -3.9 | 78.1 | -10.7 | 70.7 | -16.7 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Growth & Value | |||
| Dividend Screen: DRPs | 5.8 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 29.4 | -24.2 | -21.2 | 20.9 | -1.5 | 17.4 | 28.3 | -1.2 | 38.9 | 27.7 | -1.1 | -4.1 | 7.8 | Growth & Value | |||
| Dividend (High Relative Yield) | 6.9 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 19.4 | 16.4 | -21.4 | -9.6 | 14.5 | -1.0 | 19.1 | 27.9 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 23.3 | -2.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | Growth & Value | |||
| Lynch | 5.6 | 0.7 | -27.9 | 24.9 | 82.8 | -37.3 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 59.8 | 59.0 | -7.2 | 39.3 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 11.8 | Growth & Value | |||
| Dividend Screen: Non-DRPs | 4.9 | 18.1 | 4.3 | 25.3 | 25.4 | -31.7 | -7.6 | 17.1 | 7.1 | 22.8 | 40.5 | 28.6 | 54.7 | 16.5 | -3.6 | 0.6 | 12.5 | Growth & Value | |||
| O'Neil's CAN SLIM | 12.1 | 18.0 | -10.2 | -9.6 | 97.3 | -10.5 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 24.1 | -3.8 | 79.0 | 20.5 | 54.4 | 38.0 | 36.6 | 28.2 | 24.4 | Growth With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Neil's CAN SLIM Revised 3rd Edition | 9.5 | 7.3 | -30.1 | 42.7 | 16.8 | -26.3 | 31.4 | -5.4 | -1.0 | -2.6 | 74.7 | -10.3 | 33.4 | 96.3 | 59.0 | 7.8 | 14.5 | Growth With Price Momentum | |||
| Kirkpatrick Growth | 6.9 | -9.8 | -11.6 | 15.3 | 80.2 | -34.0 | 87.2 | 16.2 | 35.2 | -1.5 | 100.3 | -9.1 | -9.8 | -11.4 | 113.5 | nmf | 16.3 | Growth With Price Momentum | |||
| Foolish Small Cap 8 | 0.0 | 16.9 | -14.9 | 25.2 | 48.1 | -53.5 | -2.8 | 9.4 | 22.6 | 10.1 | 107.7 | -19.4 | -8.6 | 24.2 | 80.9 | 17.7 | 11.2 | Growth With Price Momentum | |||
| Driehaus | 11.6 | 16.7 | -14.1 | 65.7 | 106.0 | -42.7 | 28.9 | 41.4 | 4.3 | -10.8 | 87.8 | -42.6 | -27.4 | -8.3 | 107.4 | nmf | 11.9 | Growth With Price Momentum | |||
| O'Neil's CAN SLIM No Float | 6.8 | 8.9 | -3.9 | 20.6 | 36.9 | -49.7 | 35.4 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 55.8 | 9.7 | 25.3 | 43.9 | 44.8 | 27.0 | 15.8 | Growth With Price Momentum | |||
| Return on Equity | 5.9 | 10.1 | -5.7 | 32.0 | 40.0 | -33.8 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 17.6 | 23.9 | 46.9 | -3.8 | 18.1 | 31.4 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 12.1 | Growth | |||
| Inve$tWare Quality Growth | 4.6 | 19.7 | -9.4 | 17.3 | 39.6 | -24.1 | -10.9 | 0.9 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 33.3 | -25.0 | 8.0 | 18.5 | -3.0 | 14.5 | 5.8 | Growth | |||
| IBD Stable 70 | 3.9 | 24.6 | 3.7 | 21.2 | 56.0 | -37.2 | -10.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 29.0 | 48.4 | -11.0 | 9.5 | 23.9 | 3.6 | 21.9 | 10.2 | Growth | |||
| Dual Cash Flow | 9.2 | 5.1 | -21.6 | 31.0 | 76.0 | -46.8 | -7.3 | 20.4 | 10.4 | 24.7 | 66.9 | -13.9 | 24.6 | 5.7 | 114.3 | 0.9 | 13.0 | Growth | |||
| Dreman With Est Revisions | 5.4 | 13.0 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 62.9 | -37.1 | 4.3 | 39.8 | 9.3 | 35.0 | 69.2 | 16.6 | -29.9 | 38.7 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 15.3 | Earnings Estimates | |||
| Est Rev: Lowest 30 Down | 10.3 | 13.6 | -15.2 | 26.8 | 57.6 | -42.6 | -20.0 | 12.9 | -0.4 | 13.4 | 51.8 | -43.8 | 26.7 | -7.1 | 21.9 | -15.0 | 1.1 | Earnings Estimates | |||
| Est Rev: Down 5% | 7.8 | 9.2 | -31.1 | 30.3 | 76.0 | -47.8 | -24.7 | 26.1 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 70.9 | -61.5 | 28.3 | -4.2 | 27.8 | -3.9 | -0.4 | Earnings Estimates | |||
| Est Rev: Top 30 Up | 6.5 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 28.8 | 53.9 | -31.2 | 13.7 | 21.8 | 17.3 | 25.2 | 57.3 | 0.8 | -3.5 | 2.2 | 38.2 | 29.9 | 15.7 | Earnings Estimates | |||
| Est Rev: Up 5% | 3.9 | 28.8 | 6.1 | 35.9 | 86.3 | -18.4 | 25.7 | 40.3 | 24.5 | 25.8 | 75.0 | 12.9 | -8.1 | 3.6 | 107.1 | 43.3 | 28.3 | Earnings Estimates | |||
| P/E Relative | 8.4 | 14.3 | -1.9 | 29.6 | 51.8 | -15.8 | 3.9 | 21.2 | 17.2 | 24.7 | 51.1 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 20.3 | -6.0 | 26.5 | 16.0 | Earnings Estimates | |||

